The Intersection of Immigration and Labor Trafficking

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Natalie and Christy interview Professor Julie Dahlstrom, the Director of the Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Program at Boston University School of Law. They talk about the intersection of immigration and human trafficking, specifically labor trafficking.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

You can read Professor Dahlstrom’s bio here. 

You can learn more about the Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic here. 

You can learn more about the basics of labor trafficking here.

You can learn more about the intersection of temporary work visas and labor trafficking here.   

You can read Professor Dahlstrom’s article addressing the application of trafficking statutes to domestic violence and sexual assault here. 

You can read the piece by Annie Smith addressing the under prosecution of labor trafficking here.

Music: Blurry Vision by Corbyn Kites

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